Recording a Deed or Document in San Mateo, CA

Can you e-record in San Mateo?

Yes. San Mateo accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in San Mateo, California

1. Prepare the document so it meets San Mateo formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Elections (ACRE) at 555 County Center, 1st Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063 (unverified specific mail-in recording suite; confirm with office).
4. Pay the recording fee ($14.00 base first page first / $3.00 per additional page add'l (+Real Estate Fraud fee $6.00 per title; SB2 fee $75.00 per parcel/title (up to $225 cap); Survey Monument Preservation fee $10.00 where applicable; undersized print $1.00/page; nonstandard document size $3.00/page)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in San Mateo

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a San Mateo property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.